Ecological Services

Endangered Species & Conservation
Planning:

Environmental Impact Assessment

Land Protection & Conservation
Easements


Water Quality Planning

Lost Pines Habitat Conservation Plan for Bastrop County, Texas and Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment Plan for the Houston Toad

Loomis Partners assisted Bastrop County with the preparation of a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and Preliminary Draft Environmental Assessment for the Houston toad (Bufo houstonensis). The large-scale, programmatic HCP supports an application by Bastrop County for the issuance of a Section 10 permit under the Endangered Species Act.

The plan incorporates an innovative set of locally-developed conservation solutions that help protect the Houston toad in a manner consistent with the values and resources of the local community. Prominent features of the conservation program include guidelines for conservation subdivision development and land management activities, a private landowner grant program, a coordinated biological monitoring program, and public education and outreach.

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